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‘Some out, Gerdad? ‘'Eard a noise,’ Juliet called to her granddad as she stood at the yard door, while he collected the school stuff she’d forgotten. Nakka was like that, steady and reliable. Juliet could rely on him while she took on her world. Her Nan had told her that, before she died. Her Nan had also told her this is what she saw in Nakka the first time she set eyes on him; he was the sort of man she needed, and over a time they had become welded together. Juliet hoped she would find a man like this, because she had things to do. Was Sam that lad? Too early to tell, but she did like him and so did Gerdad, though he would likely smash Sam’s head in if he knew they had slept together. Sam could run fast, but what would happen, would he chase Gerdad?
‘Can’t be Lisa, she would have ru
